Here's the thing that keeps me going. We don't know the future. What looks like a hopeless economic situation could be worked out with five years of rough times and we're back to good old capitalism and consumerism. Several countries around the world have weathered some pretty rough economic storms in past years and come out of it - we could too. Do I believe this? Well, not really. But, we could make it through more or less intact.
As for WWIII, a few crazy people want that. It is unclear whether there are enough sane people in place to prevent it. I keep seeing indications in the news that the white hats may have a chance to keep a lid on it. (For example -
http://english.pravda.ru/russia/poli...tagon_russia-0)
Even without these things, greed and materialism must be replaced by unselfish love, compassion, and individual responsibility or we will destroy life on this planet and each other. It is unclear to me how this could be accomplished in a gentle transition, but it is not impossible.
If I were certain that civilization would fall apart in a few months, I'd quit my job now. But, I'm not certain, and I can do some good with the $$ while they are worth something.
Yes, "keeping up appearances" for the unawakened world gets to be strain. Things that I take for granted as utterly obvious are unbelievable to most people. Sometimes I say too much and get ridiculed for it (thanks mom).
Anyway, don't feel all alone. There are many of us going through this.